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Aircraft Asset Assessment
The B747-400 Market Presence. The B747-400 still represents the core of many major carriers fleets around the world. Performance, economy and capacity have, until recently, been unmatched and had become the baseline by which all other types are judged. In designing the A380, Airbus had to reduce operating costs by…

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November 12, 2007
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B787 Delays Places Further Upward Pressure on B767 Rentals
Values of First 40 B787 Placed "On Watch" The six-month delay to the service entry of the B787 will place further upward pressure on the lease rentals, and indeed values, of the B767-300ER. The final assembly of the first B787 has been delayed by five months and flight testing by…

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October 29, 2007
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A380 Residuals Under Pressure Owing to Conversion Uncertainty
Airbus continue to be concerned that long-term residual values of the A380 are failing to take account of the potential for freighter conversion at the end of passenger use, some 20 years after entering service. Residual value forecasts for the A380 vary considerably. The very size of the A380 has…

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October 29, 2007
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Widebody Values Stable
To some extent the market for widebodies remains underserved creating a shortage and allowing values to show further modest signs of improvement. The delay in the delivery of the B787 has demonstrated the lack of widebody capacity. The B787 will not be delivered for at least another six months, possibly…

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October 29, 2007
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B737-500 Values Start to Look Vulnerable
The values of the -500 are starting to suffer as the market moves towards alternative types. The introduction of new, larger regional jets as well as a changing structure and ageing product life cycle means that the B737-500 is losing some of its advantage. The lack of replacement orders for…

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October 29, 2007
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B777-200LRF Residuals Continue to Improve
The placement of an order for three additional B777-200LRF by Guggenheim Aviation Partners, previously unidentified by Boeing, nonetheless underlines the popularity of the type and the potential for the strongest of residual values. A total of 82 orders have been placed for the B777-200LRF by 10 customers. The three latest…

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October 29, 2007
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MD11 Values Lose Ground
The MD11 passenger aircraft may be in the minority but the type, through continued interest in the freighter program, continues to see relatively stable values. The international scheduled market is seeing sustained improvement and there has been an under-ordering of replacement capacity. Unfortunately, the MD11 has not been viewed as…

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October 15, 2007
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Aircraft Asset Assessment The MD11
Market Presence. In terms of historical values of the MD11, initially the outlook appeared promising, resulting more from the overall perceptions regarding widebodies rather than a judgment concerning the actual type. The initial problems regarding range resulted in some concern although it was appreciated that most new aircraft have their…

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October 15, 2007
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